“You all have one thing in common, that sheer love of freedom,“ Bush said to an audience of more than 3,000 people. “This honor for freedom resides in every man and woman and child.“
Bush is the fourth sitting president to attend Monticello’s July 4 ceremony, after Gerald Ford (1976), Harry S. Truman (1947) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936). The visit to Monticello was the first of his presidency.
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Posted by ( ) on July 05, 2008 at 11:20 am
Who is the female judge that seemed pained to stand and applaud for our Troops?
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Posted by ( ) on July 04, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Thank you very much for posting this video clip promptly.
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